Show ABSORBER FOR AUTO MADE FROM OLD TUBE wilt will improve R arding ding qualities of a light car rubber Is cut into two long ribbon ribbons and wound around each end of rear axle mount while machine Is loaded an effective shock absorber for a light automobile was made from an old inner tube the tube was vias first straightened out cut through and split twice thus forming it into two long ribbons of rut ber one for each end of the rear axle these were wound around the axle and around a hanger which was made from some scraps of metal and bolts as illustrated the two ends of each ribbon were clamped by the use of simple metal clips to keep them from slipping around for the best effect such a shock absorber should be mou mounted anted wl lie ile tl e car Is loaded with a normal elgi t of passengers or an equivalent weight this Is in order that in operation the rubber will bean was L inner tube cut into two strips of rubber forms a shock absorber which will better the R ding qua atles of a light car I 1 gin to stretch just as soon as the frame begins its travel above its nor mal position that Is the rubber should exert no force while the springs are being depressed or while they are returning to normal but the action should begin immediately when the car begins to be thrown upward by the rebound of the spring charles walte site louisville ky in i popular mechanics magazine |